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BEOWULF OLD ENGLISH EPIC POEM It is a manuscript written in Around the year 1000 DATE BEOWULF OLD ENGLISH Denmark Geatland Sweden SETTING It is a mixture of German dialects EPIC POEM He is a hero, a person who has got VALUES It is the first document written Courage Survival Honour It is a poem that celebrates the deeds of a hero

The Cultural Background (Late 4° C.-1485) Christian Anglo-Saxon Culture Culture under King Alfred Effects of the Norman Conquest onCulture Schools and Universities Medieval Books and the Press Arts Architecture Music

Christian anglo-saxon culture Early Anglo-Saxons had an oral tradition The conversion to Christianity enriched Old English Art of speech With Latin words Christianity introduced writing The moral values of the Christian religion

Culture under king alfred Culture flowered in the years 871-899 English Christian culture King Alfred the Great School Scholars translated texts from Latin into Old English

Effects of the norman conquest on culture 1066 A variety of languages were spoken in England Norman conquest Italian French Commercial importance Nobility and at court Latin English The clergy Ordinary people

Schools and universities Church preserved and trasmitted culture Monastic schools provided education for The universities of Oxford and Cambridge were founded in the 12° century The sons of prominent families Those who devoted their life to priesthood

Medieval books and the press Written by hands On leather pages In monasteries The clergy was the only literate class in society and copying manuscripts was one of the main occupations of monastic life

Arts, architecture and music Norman founded abbeys and minsters in what is known as the Norman style in England Early music by the bards Early Anglo-Saxons Itinerant or stationary musicians Artistic skill for decorating weapons, jewellery and objects of daily use Ritual music of the Churc Cathedrals of Durham and Canterbury Celebrated the deeds of heroes Christians Gothic style Wall painting (6° century)

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